Moorpark, CA in October 1995

Moorpark is located in Ventura County, California. It began as a small agricultural community and stayed that way with a population under 6000 people for many years. In the 1980's, construction boomed and many people moved here while continuing to work elsewhere. The population rose to 26000 by the 1990 census. The school system had to grow rapidly to accomodate the families moving in. We now have 3 lower elementary schools, 2 upper elementary, 2 middle schools, 1 high school, and a community school.

	Historical High Street works hard to maintain this quaint quality.
The old-fashioned Melodrama continues to feature true live melodramas with villainous villains and heroic heroes and heroines.
	Moorpark United Methodist Church celebrated its centennial in 1991. The building here dates to the 50's, but the congregation has a much longer coherent history.
Moorpark's newest school, Mesa Verde Middle School, opened its doors last year, just in time for Lisa to be a part of the first class of students at the facility.
	The orange trees and plowed field in the foreground here illustrate the agricultural part of Moorpark. However, our new Kmart is visable in the background.
The Kmart is only about a year old.
	But Hughes has been the main grocery store in town for years.